Agenda and draft minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were submitted from Councillors Clive Jones and Stuart Munro.

To receive any declarations of interest.

Councillor Stephen Conway submitted a Personal declaration of interest on the grounds that he had potentially previously encountered a candidate. 

To answer any public questions. A period of 30 minutes will be allowed for members of the public to ask questions submitted under notice.

The Council welcomes questions from members of the public about the work of this Board.

Subject to meeting certain timescales, questions can relate to general issues concerned with the work of the Committee or an item which is on the Agenda for this meeting.  For full details of the procedure for submitting questions please contact the Democratic Services Section on the numbers given below or go to www.wokingham.gov.uk/publicquestions

There were no public questions.

To answer any Member questions.

There were no Member questions.

That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act (as amended) as appropriate.

RESOLVED: That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act (as amended) as appropriate.

To interview for the post of Assistant Director Education and SEND.

The Board interviewed for the role of Assistant Director Education and SEND.

RESOLVED:  That Ming Zhang be appointed Assistant Director Education and SEND.